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Legislators' Nationalization: Broadband Rollout Turns Local Media into a Partisan Echo?

Nationalization

Broadband Rollout

US House

2022

i

Why Republican Control Matters More Than You Think for Environmental Policy

Partisanship

Toxic Releases

Governorships

Congress

2021

SPPQ

Dataverse

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How Congress Quietly Shares Responsibility for Presidential Wars

War Powers

Blame Avoidance

Congress

Sentiment Analysis

Presidency

2026

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Why Moderates Once Had the Edge: Lawmaking Power Shifts in Congress Since 1873

Legislative Effectiveness

Congress

Legislation

Ideology

Majority Party

2024

JOP

Dataverse

i

How Partisanship & Ideology Shape Approval of U.S. Congress

Responsible Party Government

Partisanship

Ideology

2023

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Out-of-District Donors Skew House Representation Despite Local Reliance

US House

National Endowment For Democracy

Fundraising

Campaign Contributions

Representation

Partisan Voting

District Safety

2022

i

When Lawmakers Shift: Revealing Different Ideal Points Across Policy Domains

Ideal Points

Roll-Call

Partial Pooling

U.s. House

Issue Space

2021

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How Lobbying Networks Reveal Hidden Communities in Congress

Community Detection

Bipartite Networks

2021

i

Motion Detection Shows Crossing the Aisle Predicts House Voting

Motion Detection

Video Data

U.s. House

Polarization

2021

Pol. An.

Dataverse

i

Seeing Women in Office Makes Citizens Feel More Politically Effective

Descriptive Representation

Political Efficacy

2021

i

Why Do Same-Party Voters Accept Extremism Without Penalty?

Spatial Voting

US House

Primary Elections

Perception Study

2021

i

Beyond Simple Roll Rates: How Low Participation Signals Party Influence

Counterfactual Analysis

Roll Rates

Agenda Control

Institutional Power

US House

2020

i

House Control Shifts: How Agenda Dominance Impacts Election Outcomes

Agenda Control

U.s. House

Congressional Elections

Political Representation

2020

BJPS

1 R file

Dataverse

i

When Secrecy Fails: Congress Limits Presidential Covert Operations

Covert Operations

Cold War

Congress

Divided Government

Oversight

2019

i

Candidate Ideology Scores Rarely Agree Within Parties

Ideology

Congress

Roll-Call

Representation

Measurement

2017

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Civil Rights Roll Calls Reveal Less Polarized Conflict Than Perceived

Polarization

US House

Civil Rights

Roll Call Voting

2017

i

Election Results Shape Representation for Decades: A Surprising Persistence Effect

Regression Discontinuity

Representation Persistence

Coin Flip Election

US House

Senate Roll Call

2017

BJPS

4 Stata files

Dataverse

i

Bridge Decisions Let Scholars Track Lawmakers Across Time and Chambers

Ideal Points

Roll Calls

Cosponsorship

Congress

Bridge Decisions

2016

i

Can Rousseff Build a Governing Coalition After Brazil’s Fragmented 2014 Congress?

Coalitions

Presidentialism

Fragmentation

2015

BPSR

3 Datasets

Dataverse

i

Minority Women Legislators Excel in Polarized House Despite Odds

Descriptive Representation

U.s. House

Legislative Polarization

Consensus-Building

2013

AJPS

1 Stata file

Dataverse

i

Quantitative Evidence Reveals Not All Wars Boost Presidential Power Over Congress

Wartime Presidency

Presidential Influence

Congressional Voting Behavior

US House

2013

AJPS

6 datasets

Dataverse

i

Balancing legislative activity and sponsorship frequency is key to success

Congressional Effectiveness

U.s. House

Legislative Activity

Sponsorship Frequency

2011

LSQ

1 dataset

Dataverse

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